Therys Nolemire stood still, whispering softly under his breath. His eyes were closed, his fingers tracing glowing glyphs across his pale skin seals of restraint, each one pulsing with quiet power.
Then his eyes snapped open sharp, glinting like a blade in moonlight.
"Sil. Execute Whisper Bloom."
Without a word, Sil Vorrun, the curly hair boy moved.
He didn't run.
He vanished his body unraveling into delicate strands of vine-shadow, flowing through the mist like threads of darkness. No sound. Not even a footstep. Just silence folding in on itself.
He appeared beside Li like a breeze brushing past her ear.
Li didn't flinch.
"I know this technique." she murmured, turning slightly.
The petals circling her instantly snapped inward, forming a spiral shield of slicing wind. The currents swirled tighter, edges sharpened with Shinrei precision.
Then came the strike.
SHHKK!
Sil's vine-shadow collided with her shield.
